After arranging everything, Marin was still not at ease. You know, this time he played too big, plotting against two top European powers at once. If you are discovered, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

Therefore, he called back Kohler with unease, and added:

"It's very important and it must not be leaked. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. In this case, the spy of the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, who is responsible for finding people in Paris, must find the most reliable person to do it. Moreover, after this is done, this most reliable person must also be transferred out of Paris, so as not to be accidentally caught by the French in the future and leak secrets. Well, transfer this man to the Americas as a colonial officer afterwards......"

Kohler nodded in understanding. But Marin adds:

"As for the hired French 'temporaries', let their ships sink into the Atlantic Ocean in an accident when the mission is completed......

"Understand, they will never be allowed to come back alive!"

"Wait, the French will definitely look into this matter later. So, you're deliberately leaving some clue to point to the Venetians. The Venetians happened to have a feud with Spain because of the spice problem in India...... "Marin thought that a French was not enough, and dragged Venice, which had a feud with the Spaniards because of spices, into the water."

……

Seeing Marlin looking uneasy there, Kohler suddenly said:

"Young master, since you are so afraid of being discovered by the Spaniards, why don't you let the French and Venetians do this? In this case, it is indeed they who did it, and we will be able to clear the suspicion even more. ”

Marin was stunned:

"What do you mean?"

Kohler thought for a moment and said:

"Since you want to blame France and Venice, the two countries that are hostile to Spain, why don't you quietly inform them that they should do it? I think they must be happy to give the Spaniards trouble. ”

Marlin nodded:

"That's true, but how can people not see our shadows?" After all, secretly informing France and Venice will also leave traces.

"Why don't you let your men disguise themselves as Venetians and quietly inform the French. Then let another passer-by disguise himself as a French quietly inform the Venetians...... In this way, both parties will mistakenly think that the other party informed them, but they will not say anything about it. After all, it's what they want to see if the Spaniards can get bad luck......"

Marin slapped his thigh suddenly:

"That's a good idea! If it were the French and the Venetians who did the work, it would be easier for us to hide! Well, the people in charge of informing the two countries were all sent to the Americas as colonial officials afterwards! In this way, our tail is swept away! ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!" Kohler hurried to pick up men.

……

Marin sent messengers to France and Venice to send a mission to Marrakech and the Saad tribe to offer advice. And in terms of the choice of providing strategies, Marin also made serious considerations.

After much thought, Marin decided to send someone to suggest that Venice send an envoy to Marrakech to give a message to the Sultan of the Wattas dynasty, Abu Abu. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad offered to send his main cavalry to attack the Spanish army's supply lines. The task of sending an envoy to the Saad tribe to persuade them not to attack the Vattas dynasty behind their backs was handed over to the French.

Marin did this because France was a cavalry power. If the French had been advised to the Vattass dynasty and had learned the tactics of using cavalry to disrupt the enemy's supply lines, it would have been more than worth the loss. And let the Venetians carry out this advice, Marin is not worried. Because, the Republic of Venice is a maritime power, the army is very average, and there is no cavalry. Even if they knew about this tactic, there would be no cavalry to carry it out. And France, to persuade the Saad tribe to stop stabbing in the back is unlikely to be inspired.

Of course, if the Vattas dynasty attacked the Spanish supply lines in the future, whether it would bring any inspiration to the French, Marin could not control. But now, Marin did not want the French to get such good tactical ideas from the start.

……

What Marin didn't know was that while he was worried about the outcome of the Spaniards, France and Venice were also worried about it.

The Venetians are currently digging the Suez Canal in order to use the dug Suez Canal in the future to drive the main fleet to the Indian Ocean to fight the Spanish fleet. There will be a war between the two countries in the future. And any increase in Spain's power is something that the Venetians are not happy to see.

As for France, it is also an old rival of the Spaniards. The two countries had fought in Italy before, and France had suffered a big loss. It is impossible to say that France is not hostile to the Spaniards.

Even, after receiving the news, Louis XII considered organizing a large army to launch an offensive on the Spanish border in order to force the Spanish army to return to the country.

It's just that because of the Habsburg family's offensive in Switzerland, the French couldn't pull away for a while. Otherwise, they would have sent troops to deter the Spanish border.

What's more, Spain's super-large army of 50,000 people makes the French a little afraid. Louis XII was also a little worried if he completely angered Spain and let this army of 50,000 men attack France. After all, the war is still going on on in Switzerland. Even if the French were able to withstand the advance of the Spanish army, they would have suffered heavy losses......

In other words, in fact, there is no need for Marin to bewitch, the two countries are also gearing up, waiting to pull the Spaniards' hind legs. It's just that they don't know about the situation in Morocco (the transmission of information was too backward in those days, and the two countries didn't pay attention to Morocco before), otherwise the two countries would have acted earlier.

……

In fact, what Marin didn't know was that Venice was digging the Suez Canal and the Spaniards at the same time. And what the Venetians did, Marin didn't know.

What did the Venetians do? They secretly encouraged and supported the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty in a decisive battle against the combined fleets of Spain and Portugal in the Indian Ocean......

The blockade of the Arabian Sea by the combined Spanish and Portuguese fleets has had a serious impact on the economy of the Arab region. Among them, Egypt is the most affected.

Because the core of the economy of the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt was the transit trade of the Indian spice trade. If Indian spices don't follow the Egyptian route, then the economy of the Mamluk dynasty will be hit very hard. After all, the main tax revenue of the Mamluk dynasty came from the spice transit trade.

Moreover, the blockade of the combined Spanish-Portuguese fleet cut off the supply of Uzi steel, which was used by the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt to build the Damascus scimitar, and the Indian marvari horses, which were ridden by the Sultan's guards. This is a major issue that affects the combat effectiveness of the Egyptian Mamluk cavalry, and it has a bearing on the fortunes of the country. Therefore, the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt could not bear it anymore and planned to make a move against the Spanish Portuguese alliance and fleet in the Arabian Sea.

To this end, the Mamluks prepared several hundred small ships and contacted the equally unbearable Indian maharajas, intending to form a combined fleet to wipe out the Spanish and Portuguese alliances and fleets.

But the Venetians stopped the recklessness of the Egyptians, because neither the Mamluks of Egypt nor the united princes of India had a single decent ship in their fleet, but they were small troop transports, which were not at all suitable for naval warfare.

Thanks to Marin's reminder, now the Venetians also pay attention to the use of artillery in naval battles. It's just that after getting Marin's secret reminder, there is still a lot of controversy within the Venetians.

Many conservatives in the Republic of Venice expressed opposition to Marin's idea of "artillery warfare instead of jumping ship gang slashing". However, many enlightened people, including the viceroy, supported the reform of naval warfare, and the Venetian Republic was at loggerheads.

In the end, the Republic of Venice made a compromise decision - in the process of supporting the Egyptian Mamluks and the Spanish Portuguese Union and the fleet naval battle, half and half of the warships to support. That is, the improved new warships that mainly use artillery, and the old warships that are aimed at jumping ships and gangs for the purpose of slashing, are the same number, both of which are ten.

The 20 ships arrived in the Gulf of Suez, where they were dismantled into timber by shipbuilders supported by Venice, and then transported by land to the Red Sea on the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, where they were reassembled and restored to their original appearance.

However, the disassembly and reassembly of 20 warships was very time-consuming and took more than a year. If it weren't for waiting for these ships, it is estimated that the Battle of Diu in the Arabian Sea would have started long ago. Of course, maybe no longer in the Diu sea. But the Indian maharaja of Diu was indeed an active member of this combined fleet.

To the surprise of the Egyptians and Venetians, when the two sides were cooperating to disassemble and reassemble the warships, the Turks, who had always been at odds with the two countries, actually took the initiative to lend a helping hand and supported 50 guns.

These 50 guns are all bronze guns. Although the calibers are not large, they are suitable for installation on ships and are used in naval battles.

This is so because the blockade of the Portuguese Union and the fleet in the Arabian Sea also harmed the interests of the Turks. Because, the trade between Ottoman Turkey and India was also very frequent. Despite the fact that India has been divided for a long time, it is very rich in products. Even the mighty Ottoman Turks were dependent on India. In addition, the Ottoman Empire and Persia have long fought for the Iraqi region and the sea trade route from the port of Basra to India is also an important reason.

The indiscriminate interception and incineration of merchant ships in the Arabian Sea by the combined fleet of Spain and Portugal also affected the merchant ships of the Turks. The Turks could not bear it, but Turkey did not have a strong navy, let alone a navy in the Indian Ocean.

It just so happened that the Turks heard that the Egyptian Mamluk Dynasty was going to take action against the Spanish and Portuguese alliances and fleets, so they took the initiative to send artillery and gunpowder, hoping that the Egyptian Mamluk fleet would take away the Spanish and Portuguese fleets. Otherwise, trade between the Middle East and India will be completely destroyed.

The Venetians were also happy to use the bronze cannons of the Turks, because copper was very expensive in Europe. Even one of the reasons given by the conservatives of the Republic of Venice against artillery warfare was that copper was too expensive. And because of the long-term trade with India, Ottoman Turkey has a lot of cheap copper, and they have no shortage of copper cannons. This time, the Venetians provided the ships and the Turks provided the bronze cannons, which was a perfect cooperation.

The Venetians also attached great importance to the upcoming naval battle, because it proved that the best litmus test was whether artillery or broadside warfare was better. If one side performs better in naval battles, the future direction of the Venetian navy will be based on this......